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...even if the West were to go for McCain, he would still need a strong turnout - though not necessarily an outright victory - in the suburbs of Philadelphia like Downingtown, Blue Bell, Yardley and Bensalem, which are traditionally Republican-friendly, but have been trending Democratic for a decade. Though he has spent most of the campaign appealing to the conservative base, McCain has been sure to highlight his maverick streaks to appeal to more moderate Republicans and independents in this area...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How McCain Thinks He Can Win Pennsylvania | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

...they are traitors to the organizations that employed them. What happened to working within the system to fix what's wrong? Their motives were totally self-serving. They went out and made a name for themselves. I'm sorry you chose to bring them into the spotlight. MYRA SHIELDS Bensalem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 27, 2003 | 1/27/2003 | See Source »

...Someone finally has the nerve to tell it like it is. Let the U.S. send a message to Yasser Arafat that neither we nor Israel will deal with him or any other Palestinian until he controls the terrorists and ends their attacks, suicide or otherwise. ALLEN SOKOLOFF Bensalem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 1, 1997 | 9/1/1997 | See Source »

...that's how law enforcement cracked down. Wills quarreled with a partner, who ratted to the Bensalem police. Government agents then rented the chop-shop property to Wills as part of a sting operation. Over a four-month period last year, the FBI and police tracked 35 cars -- some from as far away as Washington and North Carolina -- into two of Wills' warehouses. Half the cars were stolen; many others were insurance "give-ups" by financially strapped car owners. Not long after, the FBI revealed itself, Wills escaped and law enforcement officers have been tracking him ever since -- with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Car Thief At Large | 8/16/1993 | See Source »

Wills' cohorts pleaded guilty and most have already served their sentences. "We put more time into this case than those creeps spent in prison," snaps Charles Maddocks, a detective with the Bensalem police. "We slap their wrists and kick them back onto the streets." Meanwhile, somewhere in America, Mark Wills is probably pumping iron, and perhaps stealing cars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Car Thief At Large | 8/16/1993 | See Source »

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